Google Cuts Prices and Adds Features for Business Cloud Service

Google Inc. signage is displayed in front of the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. lowered prices for some
of its cloud computing service for businesses and added features
as it steps up competition with Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft
Corp.

The service, which lets customers purchase access to its
computing power, is cutting prices for some of the most popular
options by 10 percent, Google said in a blog posting. The
Mountain View, California-based company is also adding broader
support for customers during maintenance.

The changes to Google Compute Engine service are aimed at
attracting corporate customers away from Amazon, Microsoft and
others that are betting businesses will access computing power
from large, centralized data centers instead of their own
systems.

Google, owner of the world’s most popular search engine, is
boosting investments in new services and formats as it expands
beyond advertisements alongside search results on desktop
computers.